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May 7, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Anna van der Leij

Anna van jer Leij works with “the fantastic folks at Chamber Music New Zealand”, and they’re touring The New Yorker music critic and author Alex Ross with New Zealand mezzo soprano Bianca Andrew and STROMA – an ensemble made up of a selection of NZSO players and pianist Emma Sayers. They mostly perform modern chamber […]
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July 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: # 16 – Brand New Music From Old, Old Favourites

This week it’s all about new music from old favourites. Simple theme. So here goes… 1. Melvins, Christ Hammer There’s a brand new – double – album from the Melvins – I love this band. It all fell into place seeing them live the first time (I’ve caught them three times now, in three different […]
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April 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Trading: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

I often see posts on Facebook complaining/warning people to be careful when buying records from TradeMe auctions. The warning/complaint usually suggests that – essentially – things aren’t always what they seem. This is part of buying goods when you can’t see/test them first. You can view pictures, sure, but with something as tactile as vinyl […]
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October 15, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 3 – Radiohead, Wellington, 1998

The only time I’ve seen Radiohead – start of 1998, summer holidays, ripped back from cleaning cars in the bar (a riot of a gig that, my old man would pay me $1 an hour as payback for the year of bludging and borrowing, but anyway…) Can’t have done too badly out of it – […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1998, Concert, Gig, In Rainbows, Live, Ok Computer, Radiohead, Stubs, The Bends, Thom Yorke, Wellington ·

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October 13, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1809

Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002) I was a Wilco fan from Being There but it definitely stepped up a gear with Yankee. It was hard not to be interested with the story of how the record company dumped them and it – then released it anyway. Okay, that’s oversimplifying, but that’s the gist. And part […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged A Ghost Is Born, Being There, Heavy Metal Drummer, I Am Trying To Break Your Heart, Ok Computer, Summerteeth, Vinyl, Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot ·

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